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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-02-11
Interstate Commerce Bill Signed.

President Cleveland signed the inter-
state commerce bill on the 4th. The signing
of the measure by the President was in full
accordance with the opinion Atty. Gen.
Garland rendered to him and it is very we'll
understood to be in accord with tho views
Of the cabinet. The attorney general was
asked to give his views in regard to the bill
and explain wherein it differed from the
Senate bill of two years ago which he
opposed on the ground that it was uncon-
stitutional. He declined to do so, saying
that he regarded the opinions he had given
to the President on the subject as strictly
confidential. It is learned, however, from
trustworthy sources, that the attorney
general, as we'll as the President considers
the bill which has just become a law free
fromFa all the material features which were
Objectionable in tho Senate bill Of two
years ago. According to this information
the attorney generals objection to the old
bill was to the vast powers of a legislative
and judicial character that were given to
the commission. The attorney general is
said to hold that the present bill does not
confer Judicial powers on the commission
but puts them in the courts on q report
from the commission, and that it does not
confer legislative power except in the fourth
section (the long and short haul clause),
and that this is warranted by numberless
precedents in the legislative history Of the
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-02-11
Tuesday, February 8.

SENATE-The following House bills on the
calendar, were passed; to prevent any OIL
Ger, agent or servant of the government con-
tracing or hiring out the labor of prisoners;
to amend the statutes in relation to the i'm
mediate transportation of dutiable goods;
the Senate bill for securing statistics of the
extent and value of the vessel fisheries of
the United States. The House bill relating
to the importing and landing mackerel dur
ing the spawning season, was taken up. On
motion of Mr.. Hoar the time when the bill
is to take effect was changed from March /,
1887, to March l, 1888, and without any far
Their action on the BILL the Senate went into
secret session.
HoUsE-A bill was reported fixing the sala-
ries Of the civil service commissioners at$5,-
20 per anuum. The House went into com.
mittee of the whole on the Senate bill to in
demnify certain subjects of the Chinese EN-
pire for loss sustained by the violence of a
mob at Rock Springs, Wyo., on Sept. 2,
1885. The respective merits of the Senate
bill which provides for the ascertainment Of
the losses incurred, and the House bill which
were discussed. The House bill was sub
stituted for the Senate bill-1Ol to Island
passed. The Senate bill prohibiting tho i'm
portation Of opium into the United States
by any subject of the Emperor of China
passed. The bill to carry into effect the in
ternational convention Of March 4, 1884, for
the protector Of Submarine cables passed.
At the evening session resolutions were
passed and eulOgies spoken on the recent
deaths of Messrs, Arnott, Beach and Dowd.
ney, of New York.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-02-11
MINNESOTA.
State Dairymen's Association.

The Minnesota Dairymen's association
held it's annual convention OF three days, at
Albert Lea, last week, closing on the 5rd,
with the annual banquet The attendance
was large and tho work of tho association
throughout characterized with Importance
and interest to all. The subjects most
largely discussed was butter making,
though naturally, as collateral to it, farm
dens, farm products, construction and ven
tilation of parns, management of creamer-
les, local dairy associations, the oleomar-
garine traffic, and other matters were pass
ed in review, being topics for papers and
subjects of discussion The meetings were
provision was made for the display Of
dairy products. An important incident Of
the convention was the consolidation Of
tho State Dairymen's association and the
State Butter, Cheese and STOCK association,
as ono association. AT the first meeting on
the evening OF February LIST, Mayor Hall
delivered an address of Welcome to which
response was made by President Fowler
Of the Dairymen's association. President
f. D. Holmes Of the Butter, Dairy, Cheese
and Stock association read the annual adj
dress. Among those present who took part
in the deliberations Of the meeting were, +
=. Chaplin, Owatonna; Chas. L. Vesconte,
j. G. Cherry. Cedar Rapids; President Nor
throp Of tho State University; Secretary r.
G. Judson, G. E. Frinl, Prof. Fowler, New
port; c. +. Dexter, Chicago; F, D. Holmes,
Owatonna; also Mrs. C, w Holmes, same
place; e. 3. Higley, Mason City, lowe; J..
Fl. Monrad, Chicago;. W. s. Bryson, Owa-
tonna: G. l.. Smith, Minneapolis; Mrs M.
II. Lamb, Capt. II. K. Picket, Maj Myers,
W. W. Corbet, assistant Dairy Commits
sioner Howard, Frank Clifford, Maj. r. "a,
McKinstry, Winnebago City, and many
others, HID 4. T.ss Isl
In the course Of he second days proceed
ings, Mr. e. g. Potter introduced the fol-
lowing resolution s4z .SHl q q
Be it resolved by the State Dairymen's
Association here assembled, that we respect
fully demand the immediate passage Of the
bill known as the oleomargarine bill, in or
der to give Immediate relief to the dairy in1
.terests Of the state. Mr.. Potter made q
speech advocating the adoption OF his reso-
luton, and q vote being taken, twas unan-
imously carried, and the secretary ordered
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-02-11
DAKOTA.

:; The appointment of NJ. f. Boetelle as
Register of the Fargo, D. r., land Office has
been confirmed.
Sioux Falls, Mandan, Watertown, Devils
Lake, Larimore and other Dakota points
were caught in railroad blockade on the
3rd, trains being unable to move at all.
It was reported from Huron on the 3rd
that the weather was the most severe
known in years. Trains were all suspended
no mails sent out The thermometer did
not rise above % degrees below all day. At
Bisnark it VASES below, Larim. IRE, IS below
Mandan and Watertown 80 below.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-02-11
10TH CONGRESS.
Wednesday. Feb. 2.

sENATE-1n finishing the civil appropria-
ton bill there was good deal said abont
the defenseless condition of the sea-coast
and a disposition shown to expend 500, O0.-
600 for naval defenses, though the matter
did not progress farther than Senatorial
talk. The civil appropriation bill passed.
HoUsE-Minor matters had the ear of the
House to-day, though in the course of the
proceedings the coast defenses were talked
up, and Mr.. McAdoo of New Jersey offered
q bill appropriating $4,000, 90 for the man
ufacture Of American guns. Mr.. Hender-
sons bill for passenger bridge over the
Mississippi river at Dubuque, Iowa, passed.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-02-11

to send it at once to Senator Goodrich and
Representative Emery. H A ss.
The committee on legislation reported in
favor Of q bill to be passed by the legisla-
sture apprOpriating 81, 900 each year for the
benefit Of the association. The report was
adopted,
The sessions of the convention closed
Thursday evening with q banquet in the
room was lighted With electric lights.
Plates were laid for 175, all being occupied,
fps satsr 81 c a gs's acted ct s se s master
The toasts and responses WERE ....s
Minnesota" responded to by City Attorney
MsAd an, F 2. obapin responded to
D Judge stacy e pS1sdrn to 1ar
Guests G. L.. Smith replied to ssThe
Farm, Stock and Home.'s Hon. w. P.
Sergeant responded to 'sThe LADIES' ssThe
State Dairymen's Association was res
ponded to by it's ex-president, Prof Fowler.
A song by c. F. Dexter closed the brilliant
The committee on awards reported as fol-
ows: ALL
Glass /, pail or tub, first, Mrs. y. V. Holmes,
Owatonna; second, J. M. Sawyer, Geneva:
third W. A. EEggleston, oWatqnna. Glass 2,
tonna; second, Fl. J. Peterson. Clark's
Grove; third, Watson Brown, Glenville.
Class s, granulated butter, first, Mrs. G. v.
Holmes; second, Matte Ackland. Class 4,
eighteen years, Jennie Holmes. Glass s,
best full cream cheese, Henry tanning, New
Richland; second, E. B. Williams: Best
essay, divided between Mrs. M. Fl. Lamb,
Alma City, and Mrs. G. V. Holmes of Owa
tonna; Special premiums, Prentice & How
bert Lea; best unsalted, Charles Heiser,
Albert Lea. w. P. Sergeant's premiums,
No. l, s. n: Fskie, Oakland; No. . A. Chutt,
Geneya. W. Smiths premium, C. F. Peter
| son, Clark's Grove. Ransom Bros premi
ums, best sailed, Andrew Osmundson, AL
bert Lea: Standard premium, A. M. John
son, Albert Lea. Enterprise premium,
Andrew Edmundson, Albert Lea.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-02-11
Crimes.

Ex-Ald. O'Neil, the third of New York
board of aldermen charged with receiving
brides for granting the Broadway railway
franchise, was convicted February 2nd.
Charley Talbot, the night clerk of the
Gayosva Hotel, Memphis, who Tuesday
morning, robbed Fanny Davenport of her
diamonds, has been arrested. AL the jewel
ry and 500 in money has been recovered.
F. B. Millard was on the 4th, arrested in
Memphis, Tenn, for drawing, as agent, the
pension of Bridget Smith, who died during
the yellow fever epidemic in 1877. The
sums he has drawn since that time amounts
to several thousand dollars.
William Comstock, the oldest convict in
Auburn, N. Y, penitentiary, died on the
18th. He was received at the prison in 1858
on a life sentence for murder in Madison
county. He killed his father and mother
and cut out their hearts and ate them.
At st. Louis, Saturday evening, William
Dawson, the eighteen-year-olds son of State
Senator Dawson, distinguished himself by
heart, Lizzie Crogan, handsome little girl
of sixteen years The cause was jealousy.
at Memphis, Tenn, the night clerk Of the
hotel at which Fanny Davenport, the actress
was stopping, stole her casket of diamonds
and jewerly, which had been left at the Of
flee for safe keeping, worth $35, 900, and fed
the city. He also took about $500, in money
belonging to the hotel.
The trial of David s. Fother;ngham, the
Adams express messenger of the "Jim Cum
mings'' train robbery has been postponed
in st. Louis until March in order to give
the defense time to prepare the dispositions
of Wittrock and Haight for submission as
evidence and to give the supreme court an
Wittrock and Haight can be removed from
the penitentiary to testify.
Just before the steamship Guyandotte
left her pier atNew York at 5 p. M, Jan. 81,
bound for Norfolk, Va, a stranger left a
satchel in a closet and went rapidly on
shore. When abreast of Long Branch an
explosion occurred knocking hole Is feet
square through the main and hurricane
decks, injuring Captain Kelly and two
others. The machinery was unframed and
the boat put back. 1t Is supposed the dyna-
mite satchel was deposited on the steamer
mems strike. 4 | fRNs# IT, .s.a#
A thief named Harry McC Cam, implicated
in an extensive fur store robbery at Cleve-
land, Ohio, was capturedi ID Pittsburg, Pa,
and in charge Of Capt. Hoehn and Detective
Hulligan was being taken to Cleveland on
the 4th. The officers and prisoners were in
the smoking car, in which were only two
other passengers. At Alliance, 80 miles
from Cleveland, five men entered the car
and on reaching Ravenna at 5 g m, the i've
men suddenly sprang on the officers, shoot
the prisoner, and escaping in The darkness
Hu11i0an had seven bullets in his body and
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-02-11
Saturday. Feb. B.

SENArE-Sixty-six pension bills were
passed, including both House and Senate
bills, the pensions of tho widows of Mai
Gen: Hunter and Commodore Spicer were
increased to $50 q month, and a pension
granted to Mrs. Thomas Francis Meapher of
$50 month The Indian appropriation
bill was passed. The Tehauntepse, or At
lantic and Pa: ific Ship Railway bill was
amended limiting the guarantee of the
government to $780, 600.
HoUsE-The Senate bill to refund tho d.
rect taxes was referred to tho Judiciary
committee, and tho Fourth of July claims
bill, appropriating 1852 900, passed. The
diplomatic and consular appropriation bill
The b{li sppropriates ssoo,6 more than
last year, and the point made that if the
other appropriation bills were increased in
the same ratio, tho total increase of all the
bills would be $60, 000, 000 Without finishing
the bill the committee rose and the House
adjourned.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-02-11
pneumonia bill was considered WITHOUT fin
al action,
Friday, February 4.

+ y 81
SENATE The judiciary committee re-
ported arsubstitute for the House pint res
olution authorizing an investigati{n Of the
books, accounts and methods Of t4e Pacific
railroads receiving aid from thb United
States, which was placed on the calendar
for future consideration. The Senate bill to
credit and pay to the states and territories
and the District Of Columbia allImoneys
collected under the direct tax levied by the
act of Aug. 5, 1851 The bill was passed
with but one dissenting vote, Mr., Van
Wyck. The railroad attorney bill was
taken up, and when brought to vete had
been almost entirely changed fromIts orig
inal form, and was passed, yeas SO, nays H.
In executive session, Judge Churph was
confirmed Governor of Dakota. I ~, /.
HousE-The speaker laid before the
House messages from tho President return
ng without his approval the bills granting
pensions to Alexander Falconer and VIM.
Lynch. The committee on rules reported
a resolution making the Senate bill for the
retirement and recoinage of the trade
dollar special order for February 10. The
House went into committee of the whole en-
the private calendar and soon took| a recess
for an evening session, at which thirty pen
sion bills were passed.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-02-11

Ernest Amient, a Swiss resident of
Indianapolis, is about to introduce and
attempt the saleof snails for use as a
delicacy upon epicurean tables. The
slow movement of the Legislature in
the election of United States Senator
doubtless suggested the snail as an
Improvement. ~s.z ~s....tg, .lssy
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-02-11

When Baby was sick, we gave her CAS-
TORIA. III
When she was Child, she cried for CAS-
TORIA. a-"@
When she became Miss, she chung to Cas-
TORIA. as:ss
When she had Children, she gave them
CASTORIA. " >s ..>N>5$N
For Sale by MILLS s. JOHNSON. ~
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-02-11
Political and Personal.

Political and Personal.
The public debt reduction for January is
50, 515,6s6.
Manton Marble says the health of Secre
tary Manning is steadily improving.
Secretary Manning is said to have in
Dictated to his friends that he will retire
permanently from the Treasury depart
ment on or about the first of April next.
On the End inst, Hon. Hugh j. Price,
Congressman elect from the Sth Wisconsin
district was sworn in to serve for the re-
naming portion of the 49th Congress which
expires March 4th.
All the County officers at Huron, Dakota,
Republicans in politics, have sent to Son
ator Cullom at Washington, memorial de-
nounoing false, groundless, and malicious
the allegation charging Gov. Church with
intemperance and bear testimony to his
ability and unblemished character. The
Huron Bar association have forwarded a
similar paper to Mr.. Cullom.
The bill to refund tho direct tax, so called,
a war tax that was levied under the act of
August 5, 1861, and deemed by many I'M
constitutional, has passed the House and will
pass the Senate, This bill refunds nd ,d to the
States and territories some sc, OOO, 600, the
sums named will be paid back to the fol-
lowing: Minnesota S,5A; Wisconsin,
$519, 6SS; Iowa, 1852, OSS; Dakota, 1924.
Senator Sabin is reported by the CORES
pondent of a Western paper to have said
that there is absolutely nothing in the stat
ments that DIR. Guernon is to be rejected bv
the Senate as collector at St. Vincent. The
cause of the delay is simply that tho COM
MERGE committee, which has charge of his
nomination, has been kept busy with treaty
Guernon's case. They can take it up Just
as soon as it can be reached, and tho Senate
will confirm him without dissenting vote
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-02-11
COURT EXPENSES.

1886. 81 e,. 49,
Feb. Col. J. H. Mansfield, Dinner
TOT jury. ........ y
Feb. John E. Robinson, Dinner for
Feb. Is z. D. Horne, Conveying boy
to Reform School. ........ 2;
May 20 B. Thayer, Attorney for De-
PENDENT by order Of Court. II
"3E" L French, Attorney for De-
PENDENT by order of Court. II
81. 81. Horne, Court Stenog-
al rapher.. ................... 81
June 16 ]. 81. Mansfield, Supper for
Jury. ...................
Sept. 80 H.H. Horne, Court Stenog-
rapher... .>.... a
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-02-11
skull from blow with coupling pin and
he was otherwise injured, but may recover,
Into the Jaws Of Death.

At $50 a. NJ, an the 9Th, an accident oc-
CURED on the Central Vermont abroad at
the bridge which crosses the White river in
the town of Hartford four miles from White
River junction, VT Two passenger coaches
and two sleepers having some eighty pas
sengers in all, mostly bound for Montreal to
witness the Ice carnival there, were hurled
from the abutment of the bridge down q
rugged, rocky gorge, 10 feet, striking with
horrifying crash upon the ice-bound river
at the bottom. The train, which consisted
OF the engine, 6aggage car and postal gar
when 200 yards from the bridge and run
ming about 40 miles hour, was thrown
from the track by broken rail or, perhaps
a broken wheel The engine, baggage and
postal cars passed over the bridge without
with the passengers on reaching the abut-
ment toppled over into the deathly chasm.
It is supposed that no less than 40 of the
passengers were killed outright, and as the
cars instantly took fire some 20 more were
burned to death being unable to extricate
themselves from that peril. In one car hav-
ing twenty passengers only a boy. escaped
with his life and his unfortunate father was
burned before his eyes. the combined efforts
Of the two being unable to release him from
the fiery prison. And this is but one in
stance Of several that are told of the hour
of despair and horror, as the blue tongues of
flames, leaping like demon spirits, com
pleted their awful work of destruction. A
number of those who were rescued were in
jured and their half-naked, bleeding forms
added to the pitifulness of the dire calamity
in the vale below the lonely, snow clad
mountains which overlooked the indescrib-
able scene.
LATER-From the best information OBJ
tainable it is stated that the cars that went
over tho bridge contained 81 persons, and
~ of these are accounted for as follows: 8
slightly injured, 81 under treatment for in
juries and burns, 80 whose remains have
been identified as of so many persons killed
rescue, leaving four unaccounted for at all.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-02-11
Minnesota News.

Hon. Knute Nelson's bill for term of the
U. S. Court at Duluth has passed the
House..
Mr.. Nelson has presented in the House of
Representatives petition from Duluth
asking that duty be imposed on fish i'm
ported from Canadian waters In 1885
there was received at Duluth, duty free,
$50, 600 pounds of fresh fish from Canadiau
waters.
J. F. Norrish, for Surveyor General of
Minnesota, and B. Jordan Of Redwood
Falls, Mimi, for Receiver of Public mon
eys, we're confirmed by the United States
Senate on the 7th.
Gov. McGill has appointed the following
delegates to represent Minnesota at the
interstate convention of farmers to as
semble at Lake Charles, La, Feb %, 1887.
Rev. D. Griffin Gum, Wilder, jackson
county; W. D. Rice, St. James, Watonwan
county; W. FL. Feller, Elgin, Wabasha
county; Adds Bartlett, Spring Valley
Fillmore county; John Frank, LIE Roy,
Mower county.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-02-11
The Minnesota Farmers Alliance conclud-

The Minnesota Farmers AINanCe cOncIud-
ed its session at st. Paul on the 4th. the fol-
lowing officers were elected for the ensuing
year: President Gen. T. H Barrett of Nor
ris county; Vice Presidents, by congress
ional districts, LIST district, J. J. Furlong,
Mower Co; End district G.. W. Haigh, Blue
Earth Co; Sd district, F. L. Nichols, Nc
Leod Co; 4th district. Andrew Richmond,
Washington Co., 5th district, e. n. Atwood,
Stearns Co; Secretary, Eric Olsen, Martin
Co; Treasurer, John Diamond, Blue Earth
Co; Lecturer, Thos. c. Hodgson, Grant Co.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-02-11
Fires and Casualties.

F1r0S ana C8Hu8IC1eBs
Fire at Rockford, Ill.,, destroyed the house
of James Colligan, who was badly burned.
His great-grandchild was roasted to DEATH
Twenty-one cars of a Wabash freight train,
laden with merchandise and groceries, were
wrecked near Fort Wayne, Friday morning.
The loss is estimated at $4,000.
On the 9Th, the meter room of the Lynn,
Mass, gas works was shattered by an explo-
injured. The city was plunged in darkness.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-22
Installation ofOmcers.

The installation of officers of the Min
nesota Royal Arch Chapter No. oc-
CURED at Masonic hall last evening.
The following officers were installed by
II. p, +. NJ. Orr; king. w. P..-rJewett;
scribe, F. a. Randels; CHI, Thomas III.
Deans; P. S., F. W. Zoilman; r. A. c.,
Hart N. Cook; treasurer, w. E. Burton /:
secretary, J. c. Terry; G. M. LIST ", d.
E. Swan; G. M. I'd v, A. C. Greve: G.
NJ. Sd ", John A. Higgins; chaplain,
j. p. Pond; sentinel, j. C. Fisher. A
large number of visitors were present,
including several from out of the city,
in attendance at the master mechanics
convention. A banquet was served
after the installation exercises.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-22
PERSONALS.

Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Thomas. of Pitts
burg, have apartments at the Ryan.
ID. w. Ypder, of Silxerton, Or, called at
the state superintendent office yesterday.
Mayor C. E. Page, of Fergus Falls and
Senator Keller, of Sank Center. are at the
Merchants fer few days.
J. F. Merriam, a leading banker of Spring
field, Mass, is at the Ryan, where he will re-
main for the remainder of the week
School Supt. l.: Fl. Mead, of Shell Lake. is
in the city on business connected with the
educational institutions under his charge.
j. NJ. Huckins. of Toronto, who has been
looking after private interests at Winnipeg.
concluded to take a rest for few DAYS in
st. Paul.
ECapt. Brown, of Alexandria, who is mem
Der of the committee to locate the state
soldiers home. has established his headouar-
tiers at the Merchants.
=, FL. Dudley Warner, the well-known writer
for Harper's Magazine and other periodicals.
who is making tour of the Northwest col
lectlng materials for a new story, is tempo
rarily SOjourning in ST Paul
Col w II. Wilson, proprietor of Abdallah
park, Kentucky, owner of the great Sultan
and of the little Wilkes stallion Sharper
winner of the 2 40 class at saltwater yester,
day, has his headquarters at the Merchants